Automobile evaluations for the 2022 Motor1.com Star Awards are taking place proper now! This week, our editors are holed up in a secret location in California with 20 automobiles ready within the wings, all vying for a coveted Motor1.com Star Award. And we’re bringing you, expensive reader, alongside for the trip. Form of, anyway.

After every (very lengthy) day of testing, we’ll go stay on YouTube, Fb, and Twitter for what’s certain to be a rousing dialogue of every thing we appreciated, did not like, and the overall state of our sanity after hours of driving. We cannot be alone, nevertheless. You possibly can be part of us by posting feedback and asking questions, and we’ll reply as greatest we are able to. Be ready for witty banter, spicy scorching takes, and all types of high quality automobile content material from the most effective crew within the enterprise.

The dialogue begins at 8:00 PM Pacific time / 11:00 PM Jap, and for those who favor, you’ll be able to watch the motion by means of YouTube proper from this text. All of it kicks off in the present day with vans and SUVs. We now have 12 on our checklist, together with:

For 2022, automobiles will compete in seven classes together with Finest EV, Finest Efficiency, Finest Luxurious, Finest SUV, Finest Truck, Finest Worth, and Editor’s Alternative. With a couple of exceptions, classes aren’t vehicle-specific which implies one mannequin might win a number of awards. The finalists symbolize the highest-rated automobiles we have examined which might be both all-new or considerably up to date versus final 12 months, evaluated by means of our complete granular ranking system of 144 micro-segments. It covers every thing from security to efficiency, design, consolation, and extra.

Erange EV tires has joined us this 12 months as a title sponsor, which helps make this complete analysis doable. Make sure you verify them out, observe us on social at Instagram and TikTok for particular behind-the-scenes Star Awards motion, and study all of the finalists within the Rambling About Vehicles Star Awards podcast, obtainable under.